Manitoba is rich with country talent and every day you can count on Country 107 showcasing our best and brightest young stars alongside a select group that continues to see national and international airplay.   Doc Walker’s discography covers a couple decades of hits and tours that have taken them around the globe.  Ray St. Germaine’s first album was released in 1969 and a stellar recording and performing career landed him a place in the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010.  Our rising stars include Quinton Blair, Kendra Kay, Petric and dozens more.  On November 10th, the best of the best gather in one place for the Manitoba Country Music Awards.   

The show will feature performances from David James, Quinton Blair, Kendra Kay, Doc Walker, Don Amero, Kayla Luky, David Pestrak, Renee Lamoureux, Ray St Germain, Ryan Keown and Petric!

Tickets for the show can be found here.

 

The full list of performers nominated:

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Leanne Pearson

Ashley Robertson

Elsie Morden

Frannie Klein

Heather Longstaffe

Katie Lynn

Kayla Luky

Kendra Kay

Kimberley Dawn

Leanne Pearson

Lindsay Rae

Renee Lamoureux

 

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Quinton Blair

Aaron Star

Chris Ising

Country Steve

David James

David Pestrak

Ed Wayne

Greg Arcade

Quinton Blair

Ray St. Germain

Ryan Keown

 

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

Keith and Renee

4 Mile Road

Ball & Chain

Doc Walker

Foster Martin Band

Keith and Renee

The Madtrappers

Past the Perimeter

Petric

Poets & Lies

 

ABORIGINAL COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD

Renee Lamoureux

Aaron Starr

Ashley Robertson

Dan Scramstad

Don Amero

Frannie Klein

Kimberley Dawn

Ray St. Germain

Renee Lamoureux

Richard Inman

Tracy Bone

William Prince

 

SONG OF THE YEAR (Songwriters)

Band Of Brothers - Jason Petric, Tom Petric, Chris Burke Gafney, Carolyn Dawn Johnson

Beneath The Stars - Lindsay Rae

Dying Of A Broken Heart - Greg Arcade

Everything I Needed - Leanne Pearson, Kris Bergnes

Following Him Around - Quinton Blair, Del Barber, Blake Berglund

I Take My Country - Kendra Kay,Jack Williams, Josh Shada

I’m A Fighter - Renee Lamoureux

I'm Not Ready To Let Go - Chris Ising

Jack Daniels - Heather Longstaffe

That's What I'm Talkin' About - David Pestrak, David Borys

 

ROOTS ARTIST, DUO, OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

Ashley Robertson

Ball & Chain

Del Barber

Greg Arcade

Kayla Luky

Keith and Renee

Lindsay Rae

Poets & Lies

Quinton Blair

Renee Lamoureux

 

EMERGING ARTIST AWARD

Aaron Star

Ashley Robertson

Country Steve

David Pestrak

Elsie Morden

Frannie Klein

Greg Arcade

Katie Lynn

Kayla Luky

Poets & Lies

Renee Lamoureux

Ryan Keown

 

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Chris Ising - And When I'm Dead

David James - Some Hearts

Heather Longstaffe - Easier For You

Katie Lynn - Running On Empty

Kendra Kay - I Take My Country

Petric - All She Wrote

Poets & Lies - Crowning The Turtles

Renee Lamoureux - I'm A Fighter

Ryan Keown - AMEN

 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Ball & Chain - Chasing That Sunset

Chris Ising - I'm Not Ready To Let Go

David James - Lonely Girl

David Pestrak - That's What I'm Talkin' About

Greg Arcade - Dying Of A Broken Heart

Kendra Kay - I Take My Country

Leanne Pearson- Everything I Needed

Lindsay Rae - Beneath The Stars

Petric - All She Wrote

Quinton Blair - Following Him Around

Renee Lamoureux - I'm A Fighter

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

David James - Songs About A Girl

Del Barber - The Puck Drops Here

Don Amero - Refined (Acoustic Version)

Petric - It Girl

Renee Lamoureux - Dare To Be You

William Prince - Earthly Days

 

FANS' CHOICE

Aaron Star

Austin Mitchells

David James

David Pestrak

Doc Walker

Greg Arcade

Kendra Kay

Leanne Pearson

Lindsay Rae

Petric

Renee Lamoureux

Ryan Keown